1973 mayoral election in Cleveland, Ohio
1973 Cleveland mayoral election
The Cleveland mayoral election of 1973 saw the reelection of Ralph Perk.
This was the first Cleveland mayoral election to use a nonpartisan system.[1]
Primary election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Primary election results[4] Candidate Votes % Ralph Perk (incumbent) 56,560 54.92 James M. Carney 44,459 43.17 Robbie Scherr 1,126 1.09 Joseph Pirincin 838 0.81 Total votes 102,983 100
General election [ edit ] On October 11, James M. Carney withdrew from the race, citing "personal" reasons.[2] Carney's campaign committee selected then-City Council Clerk Mercedes R. Cotner to replace him on the ballot.[5]
Results [ edit ] Cleveland mayoral election, 1973[6] Candidate Votes % Ralph Perk (incumbent) 90,350 66.62 Mercedes Cotner 45,267 33.38 Total votes 135,617 100
References [ edit ] ^ Swanstrom, Todd (1985). The Crisis of Growth Politics: Cleveland, Kucinich, and the Challenge of Urban Populism . Philadelphia: Temple University Press. p. 273n. ISBN 9780877223665 . ^ a b "CANDIDATE QUITS CLEVELAND RACE (Published 1973)" . The New York Times . October 13, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2020 . ^ "11 CANDIDATES VIE IN CLEVELAND RACE (Published 1971)" . The New York Times . August 22, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2020 . ^ "Cleveland Mayor - Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 8, 2020 . ^ "CLEVELAND POLL FAVORS THE G.O.P (Published 1973)" . The New York Times . November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2020 . ^ "Cleveland Mayor" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 9, 2020 .
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